\section{Results of Testing}

We conducted a day of testing on Tuesday 6th May, in order to iron out any last
bugs and to find out what people thought of the game. Each person played the
game for 10-15 minutes then filled in the following questions we had prepared:

\begin{enumerate}
\item How much fun was the game?
\item How does the game look?
\item How realistic was the pod's movement?
\item How do you feel the pod added to the experience?
\item What are your main criticisms of the game?
\item Does the game need background music? Would it add to the game?
\item Is there anything else you would like to see in the game?
\item Do you have any other comments?
\end{enumerate}

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26 people came to test the game and these are their responses to the
questions:\\

\testcomment
{Hamish Furguson}
{Good}
{Much fun}
{Pretty good - changing backgrounds look good.}
{Responded well to smooth movements like going round long corners, but less to
sudden changes of direction jolts when you hit the wall can be delayed or non
existant.}
{Makes it more exciting. A basic game idea like rolling a ball needs something
extra like the movement of the pod.}
{You need to play it a few times to get used to controling the joystick before
fully appreciating it.}
{Yes and Yes.}
{More sound effects for picking things up / loosing a life.}
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\testcomment
{Gordon Forbes}
{Fun}
{the game looks good but i was too tall and couldn't always see the top of the
screen.}
{It was hard to tell as when you move the joystick the world moves quickly but
there is little movement in the pod.}
{The pod makes the game, vastly improves the game playing experience.}
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{No, i think the pod is enough.}
{Internet multiplayer.}
{The homing at the end of the levels is a bit violent.}

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{Ben Marrow}
{7.5/10}
{8/10}
{7/10}
{Made it really fun.}
{More stable joy stick needed, maybe slightly less reponsive movements.}
{As long as its not rubbish nintendo style music.}
{Slighter faster multiplayer racing.}
{Good game.}

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{Joe Forrester}
{Simplistic in its nature and idea, but worked well and the motion effects of
being in the pod makes the game what it is.}
{Looks nice, good detailing on the textures and portal lights.}
{Sometimes a little jolty, might be good if you could add options so a user
could choose how receptive the pods movement would be to knocks and collisions.
i.e I would really enjoy getting thrown about alot but not all users would.}
{It makes the game what it is.}
{Screen blacked out twice while playing which was very annoying.}
{Was aware of a lack of noise/music which is unusual in a game.  I think it is
not essential, but would be a nice accompaniment, as long as it had a mute
option!}
{Multi player battles, trying to knock each other off a platform.}
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%{It made the game much more involving}
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%{I think that it probably would add to the game}
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{Louise Marks}
{Very fun and absorbing.}
{Very sleek, good graphics and landscapes (eg. cloud background)}
{Moved perfectly as I expected it to, especially the 'crashing' when I fell
off!}
{Without the 'interactive' feature that the pod added, the game would've just
been like a standard simple game eg. Pong, but physically moving rather than
just seeing the ball move on the screen means that you get far better feedback
to your movements - you can immediately tell if your movements are too
sharp/sudden, and it's easier to make your movements more smooth/flowing because
you can feel what you're doing. Completely different game with the pod.}
{The crashing was a tiny bit too vigorous, although some people might prefer the
added excitement of this!}
{It would add to the game, I wouldn't say it was
absolutely necessary but certainly it would make the game better. Perhaps it
could change depending on the level, like on level 10 (with the clouds in the
background) something airy or classical would make it nice and tranquil, and
then for another level you could have slightly more frantic/dramatic music. Or
maybe just sound effects instead - like a 'ding' every time you get a point, or
bouncing effects etc.}
{The movement of the pod takes a few minutes to get used to - maybe a 'warm up'
level would make it even better, just a few minutes of gentle games where the
pod moves about a little bit, and then gradually more and more, to give the
player time to get used to the movements.}
{A really fun and absorbing computer game, from someone who doesn't usually like
computer games!}

\testcomment
{Anonymous}
{Wicked good.}
{Nice graphical style - the transparent level was a little confusing at first
though.}
{Movement was good, felt the pod was moving the correct amount.}
{Pod made it much more engaging and made the experience more involved}
{Sometimes the camera would move behind the scenery when moving quickly and make
it difficult to see.}
{Background music probably wouldn't help, although sound effects when moving may
add to it.}
{Bonus pickups.}
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\testcomment
{Andy Stanford-Johnson}
{Very good.}
{Well textured.}
{Downwards acceleration could be more pronounced.}
{Was good.}
{Joystick need smoothing.}
{Yeah.}
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\testcomment
{Richard Sear}
{Was a lot of fun, particularly in the pod...interesting levels.}
{Perfect for what it is.}
{Very}
{Definitely added to the fun.}
{screen went black a couple of times, some levels too hard.}
{Wouldn't say it needs it but would be cool.}
{Multiplayer would be good, but gather you'd need two pods so don't know how
realistic.}
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\testcomment
{Al McCartney}
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{Good, nice effects on teleport.}
{Sickeningly so.}
{Very much}
{Lack of music}
{Yes to both}
{Multiplayer would be good.}
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\testcomment
{Hamir Patel}
{Very fun.}
{Graphics do the job.}
{Movement felt realistic, worked well at high speeds.}
{Massively enhanced the game.}
{Perhaps needs more levels.}
{Yes, music would be great.}
{Multiplayer would be cool.}
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\testcomment
{Ben Whellams}
{Very fun.}
{Really slick and really modernistic.}
{Quite realistic but not completely.}
{It made it more fun you really felt you were in control of the ball.}
{Balls were to light in the pool game.}
{As long as the music wasn't load or in your face it would make it better.}
{Multiplayer would be really fun maybe even competing to knock each other off.}
{A really enjoyable experience.}

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{Stuart King}
{Very replayable, I really want to beat those high scores.}
{Very good.}
{Pretty good.}
{It gave the game something different, something new and unusual.}
{The view is sometimes a bit restricted, on the level where you have to go down
a steep hill its quite hard to judge.}
{Without the pod it would but with it I don't feel it would add to the
experience.}
{An ability to perform a small jump might be an idea as i got stuck in one
place.}
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\testcomment
{Nicola Outram}
{It could very addictive, especially with the high-score board.}
{Very clear and easy to see where to go.}
{Very good! A bit scary at first!}
{It made me move more carefully as I could feel the effect of my actions with
the joystick.}
{The middle screen went blank for a few second 3 or 4 times during the games.}
{Dramatic music would probably add to the excitement of the game.}
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\testcomment
{Claire Organ}
{Good fun!}
{Looks great.}
{Bit shaky, jerks sometimes without it seeming like it should.}
{makes it interavtive and more fun.}
{Shaky pod movement.}
{It doesn't really need it, may get annoying!}
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{Menus are very impressive, high scores look great.}

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%{Cai Williams}
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%{Novelty of the levels, the power up thing was good but more novely maybe roller
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%{No, maybe a wha wha wha if you loose}
%{Multiplayer battle would be good sumo style}

\testcomment
{Ben Stitt}
{Snooker awesome, perhaps more objective!}
{Good.}
{Very.}
{Loads.}
{Lack of objectives and competition.}
{Yes, indiana jones theme tune?}
{Competition, 2 player, one on one stuff - like hamsterball.}
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\testcomment
{Louis Vines}
{Very impressed.}
{Really Fun the pod complements the style of game well.}
{Simple but well presented, apart from minor glitches.}
{Fairly realistic.}
{No extra objectives.}
{Maybe some nice cheesy game music would be nice.}
{Multiplayer would be good.}
{No, it was really fun!}

\testcomment
{Farhan Haq}
{Fun but could get boring quickly.}
{Good.}
{Quite easy to control.}
{The pod really adds to the game.}
{Movements during replay.}
{Yup, some heavy metal will do.}
{More variation in gameplay.}
{Pretty cool concept, little more work needed.}

\testcomment
{David}
{Very fun.}
{Simple graphics but really well polished.}
{Good, didn't notice anything unrealistic.}
{Made the game a lot more fun and exciting.}
{Extra obstacles or powerups.}
{Yes.}
{Powerups.}
{Very good, polished game.}

\testcomment
{Alex Wilkinson}
{Good}
{Good, except when the lighting goes wrong, or the front screen goes off.}
{Having never been a ball, I dont know. seemed to react quite well.}
{A lot, makes it far more immersive than just the mouse.}
{Lighting bug,front screen bug, and the can get blinded by walls "Design
Decision"}
{Could work, would need different music for different levels, or a playlist.}
{A jump button with obstacles.}
{Yellow is a rubbish colour for the pod, get an "I AM ORB" sticker for the side.}

\testcomment
{Sam Mockett}
{As much fun as swimming in springtime.}
{Very good, polished.}
{Very much so.}
{ Little bit of motion sickness (joke), but definitely made you think about your
responses.}
{Need some feature where you can super-impose a face on the orb - then I truly
would be orb.}
{Definitely, need some sort of heavy metal, grinding guitar type soundtrack.}
{Multiplayer would be cool, especially if you could race each other and had
pick-ups that made it more difficult for your opponent.  Maybe some well placed
minus-points pick-ups?}
{Nicely done.}

\testcomment
{Dave Barnes}
{Awesome!}
{Pretty good.}
{Good, a bit jerky at times.}
{Loads.}
{The screen goes black, camera angle is a bit awkward at times.}
{Yes.}
{Multiplayer, other pickups like a speed boost or added time}
{Sick game, cheers!}

\testcomment
{Joe Goodwin}
{Great fun.}
{Not incredible but more than perfrect for an arcade-y game like this.}
{As good as any simulator ive been in, although i prefered the old version that
used bigger movements.}
{It made the experience! Game was great but pod adds loads.}
{The screen blackout at various points was pretty annoying, i can imagine its
hard to get the best of all worlds with the camera movement, but maybe using set
camera positions for certain awkward bits of the level might help (i.e drop at
end of level 10)}
{Not necessary but some background atmospheric sounds or music to hide the pod
noises would make it more immersive. Perhaps the sound of orb rolling along
different surfaces, banging into walls etc would be enough}
{If the pod wasn't used the game would probably feel a bit sparse. Might need to
introduce more variety in the levels, possibly new ways to move (jumping,
boosting etc). But Pod make everything good!}
{Really good fun, could easily spend a day playing it on my home-pod.}

\testcomment
{Joe Cole}
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{Very but a little smooth when the ball dropped/bounced off the platform}
{Hugely, felt more realistic.}
{Could leave someone who suffers from motion sickness a little nauseous as quite
a smooth movement of the pod.}
{Yes, think it would give a feel of more energy.}
{Multiplayer would be fun.}
{Great fun, could keep me amused for hours!}

\testcomment
{Lisa Kirk}
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{Good, I like the sky.}
{Quite realistic could do with feeling the downhill slopes more (don't know
how).}
{The pod makes the game.}
{Silly front screen kept blacking out which is obviously why I didn't beat all
the high scores!}
{Music would be quite good, I think collision noise/ pickup noise would add
more.}
{Multiplayer and racing against top scoring shadows would be good.}
{More levels! Pool should have some sort of scoring system.}
